The Sea Wolf Reviews

Great atmosphere and performances.

Michael Curtiz has done a remarkable job creating the atmosphere for this film. The cast is superb. Edward G. Robinson is excellent, John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Alexander Knox Gene Lockhart and Barry Fitzgerald all give powerful performances. The cinematography is very moody and the score is top notch. The story is excellent and the characters are well established. Good art direction and the special effects were nominated for an Academy Award.

Compelling (and notably acted) character drama justifies peculiar narrative point-of-view hops that take place naturally and almost without notice.

before you judge, see this movie. because of the visual style and its release from warners, it has the noir feel. it's more psychologically driven than most noir, but it is as connected to the idea of opposing corrupt forces as 'chinatown'.

A work of poetic literature skillfully put on film.

Would love to see it.

83/100. Michael Curtiz has done a remarkable job creating the atmosphere for this film. The cast is superb. Edward G. Robinson is excellent, John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Alexander Knox Gene Lockhart and Barry Fitzgerald all give powerful performances. The cinematography is very moody and the score is top notch. The story is excellent and the characters are well established. Good art direction and the special effects were nominated for an Academy Award.

I haven't seen [i]Saw[/i] in its entirety since it was in theatres, so it's hard for me at the moment to say whether I liked [i]Saw II[/i] better than the first, but I think it's definitely just as good. Each had their own better aspects than the other, and each were really great. I'm enjoying the [i]Saw[/i] series, and I wouldn't mind having a new film come out each Halloween.

I made sure to see [i]In Her Shoes[/i] this weekend before it left theatres. I think Curtis Hanson is one of the best directors working today, and his new film keeps that thought in my head going. [i]In Her Shoes[/i] is really funny at times, really dramatic in others, sad in some, and happy and fun the rest. It covers all the bases, and I had a great time watching the women of [i]In Her Shoes[/i].

[i]Capote[/i] was just as great as I was expecting. I went into the film not really knowing anything about Truman Capote other than being the author of [i]Breakfast at Tiffany's[/i] and [i]In Cold Blood[/i], so it was pretty new to me. And pretty fascinating too. Phillip Seymour Hoffman better get the Oscar he's so deserved for so long.

[i]The Sea Wold[/i] is the second of four films I'm watching in the Edward G. Robinson retrospective at the Cinematheque in my school. I'm especially excited for the next two though, [i]Double Indemnity[/i] and [i]The Cincinnati Kid[/i]. But anyway, [i]The Sea Wolf[/i] for those not familiar with it is about an overbearing captain who picks up two survivors of a shipwreck, but makes them work on the boat until they reach a dock, which he said would be a long time. And it's about the new people aboard, and the captain and troubles there are on board, as they sail all day and night without stopping as they're being chased. Anyway, crappy summary, but great film.